[533] "Bhikkhus, wanderers of other sects declare these three kinds of seclusion (paviveka). What three? Seclusion with regard to robes, seclusion with regard to almsfood, and seclusion with regard to lodging.
"Herein, bhikkhus, this is what the wanderers of other sects declare with regard to seclusion in robes: they wear hemp cloth, they wear cloth of hemp mixed with other fibers, they wear shrouds taken from corpses, they wear rag-robes, they wear garments of tirīṭa bark, they wear antelope hides, they wear antelope hides with the hooves still attached, they wear garments of kusa grass, they wear garments of bark fiber, they wear garments of wood shavings, they wear blankets of human hair, they wear blankets of animal hair, and they wear owls' wings. This, bhikkhus, is what the wanderers of other sects declare with regard to seclusion in robes.
"Herein, bhikkhus, this is what the wanderers of other sects declare with regard to seclusion in almsfood: they are eaters of potherbs, eaters of millet, eaters of wild rice, eaters of daddula rice-scraps, eaters of the haṭa water-plant, eaters of rice bran, eaters of rice scum, eaters of oil-seed paste, eaters of grass, and eaters of cow dung; they subsist on forest roots and fruits, feeding on fallen fruits. This, bhikkhus, is what the wanderers of other sects declare with regard to seclusion in almsfood.
"Herein, bhikkhus, this is what the wanderers of other sects declare with regard to seclusion in lodging: the forest, the root of a tree, a charnel ground, a jungle thicket, the open air, a heap of straw, a chaff-shed. This, bhikkhus, is what the wanderers of other sects declare with regard to seclusion in lodging. These, bhikkhus, are the three kinds of seclusion that the wanderers of other sects declare.
"But, bhikkhus, in this Dhamma and Discipline there are these three kinds of seclusion for a bhikkhu. What three? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is virtuous: immorality has been abandoned by him, and he is secluded from it. He is one of right view (sammādiṭṭhi): wrong view has been abandoned by him, and he is secluded from it. He is one whose taints (āsava) are destroyed: the taints have been abandoned by him, and he is secluded from them. When, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is virtuous, immorality has been abandoned by him, and he is secluded from it; when he is one of right view, wrong view has been abandoned by him, and he is secluded from it; when he is one whose taints are destroyed, the taints have been abandoned by him, and he is secluded from them — this bhikkhu, bhikkhus, is called one who has attained the foremost, attained the core, one who is pure and established in the core.
"Suppose, bhikkhus, a farmer householder's field of hill rice has ripened. The farmer householder would very quickly have it reaped; having very quickly had it reaped, he would very quickly have it gathered together; having very quickly had it gathered together, he would very quickly have it carried off; having very quickly had it carried off, he would very quickly have it made into a heap; having very quickly had it made into a heap, he would very quickly have it threshed; having very quickly had it threshed, he would very quickly have the straw removed; having very quickly had the straw removed, he would very quickly have the chaff removed; having very quickly had the chaff removed, he would very quickly have it winnowed; having very quickly had it winnowed, he would very quickly have it brought in; having very quickly had it brought in, he would very quickly have it pounded; having very quickly had it pounded, he would very quickly have the husks removed. Thus, bhikkhus, those grains of that farmer householder would have attained the foremost, attained the core, being pure and established in the core. In just the same way, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is virtuous: immorality has been abandoned by him, and he is secluded from it. He is one of right view: wrong view has been abandoned by him, and he is secluded from it. He is one whose taints are destroyed: the taints have been abandoned by him, and he is secluded from them. This bhikkhu, bhikkhus, is called one who has attained the foremost, attained the core, one who is pure and established in the core."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.